I am wondering how much good sense I have this morning. This is why.
People with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
via Proverbs 19 KJV;CJB – Better is the poor that walketh in his – Bible Gateway.
See what I mean?
It makes good sense to be slow to anger. Okay. I get that. I’ve experienced that. I see the folly of fast out bursts of anger spewing words based on feelings and little facts. However, the verse does not end there.
It is their glory to overlook an offense.
Whoa!
Is it my glory to overlook an offense?
My glory? Hmm. Defining glory gives insight. See HERE.
a state of extreme happiness or prosperity
There are other definitions but in my opinion they do not fit the context of this verse. In my upbringing Glory goes to GOD alone. And rightly so!
My glory – a state of extreme happiness or prosperity (of soul) for me to overlook an offense.
I can only say amen. ABBA, Your Word is true. And thank You, this helps.
Overlooking the offense is to my benefit.
I will be remembering this — for practice purposes. 🙂
Day 170 of 2014, a day to give Thanks.
Kathie
Proverbs 19 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
1 Better to be poor and live one’s life uprightly than engage in crooked speech, for such a one is a fool.
2 To act without knowing how you function is not good; and if you rush ahead, you will miss your goal.
3 A person’s own folly is what ruins his way, but he rages in his heart against Adonai.
4 Wealth brings in many friends, but the poor man loses the one friend he has.
5 A false witness will not go unpunished; whoever breathes out lies will not escape.
6 Many ask favors of a generous person — to a giver of gifts, everyone is a friend.
7 A poor man’s relatives all hate him; even more his friends stay away from him.
He may pursue them with entreaties, but they aren’t there to be found.
8 To acquire good sense is to love oneself; to treasure discernment is to prosper.
9 A false witness will not go unpunished; whoever breathes out lies will perish.
10 It isn’t fitting for a fool to live in luxury, and even less for a slave to govern princes.
11 People with good sense are slow to anger, and it is their glory to overlook an offense.
12 A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
13 A son who is a fool is his father’s ruin, and a nagging wife is like a leak that keeps dripping.
14 A house and wealth are inherited from ancestors, but a sensible wife is from Adonai.
15 Laziness makes people fall asleep, and an idle person will go hungry.
16 He who keeps a mitzvah keeps himself safe, but he who doesn’t care how he lives will die.
17 He who is kind to the poor is lending to Adonai; and he will repay him for his good deed.
18 Discipline your child while there is hope, but don’t get so angry that you kill him!
19 A violent-tempered person will be punished; if you try to save him from it, you make things worse.
20 Listen to advice, and accept discipline, so that in the end you will be wise.
21 One can devise many plans in one’s mind, but Adonai’s plan will prevail.
22 A man’s lust is his shame, and a poor man is better than a liar.
23 The fear of Adonai leads to life; one who has it is satisfied and rests untouched by evil.
24 The lazy person buries his hand in the dish but doesn’t even bother to bring it to his mouth.
25 If you strike a scorner, the simple will learn to act wisely;
if you reprove the intelligent, he will understand what you mean.
26 One who mistreats his father and evicts his mother is a son who brings them shame and disgrace.
27 My son, if you stop heeding discipline, you will stray from the principles of knowledge.
28 A worthless witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked swallows wrongdoing.
29 Judgments are in store for scorners and blows for the backs of fools.
via Proverbs 19 KJV;CJB – Better is the poor that walketh in his – Bible Gateway.
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